Mop-wringer.



un. 694.5l7. Patenied Mar. 4, |902.

A. HqALLlsoN,

MOP WRINGER.

(Application iled Api. 24. 1901.)

(No Model.)

ATTORNEY.

Nonms PETERS co., FHoTaLTHQ. wAsmNaToN n c UNITED STATES ASA H. ALLISON,OF NEW VIENNA, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO J AMES O. BOVVE PATENT OFFICE.

OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

.MOP-WRINGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 694,517, dated March 4,1902. Application led April 24,1901. Serial No. 57,223. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern: A

Be it known that I, ASA H. ALLrsoN,'a citi'- zen of the UnitedStates,'residing at New Vienna, in the county of Clinton andl State of 5Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mop-Wringersand I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable oth ers skilled in theart to which it ap- Io pertains to make and use the same, reference`being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to devices that are con- I' 5 nected to a pail orsimilar vessel for squeezing out the water from mops when scrubbing ormopping lioors, the object being to provide a cheap, durable, andquick-acting mopwringer.

2o The invention consists in the novel parts and in the combination andarrangement of parts, as hereinafter fully described- 'and pointedl outin the claims.

Referring to the drawings, in which similar reference-letters indicatelike parts, Figure l illustrates myinvention in a perspective view inconnection with a water vessel, the latter being partly broken away toshow the wringer parts therein; and Fig. v2 is a vertical 3o centralsectional view of the vessel and wringer. In each view the wringer isshown in its expanded or operative position. In Fig. 2 the dotted linesindicate the relative positions of the movable parts of the wringer when3 5 a mop may be inserted therein.

In construction I employ any suitable vessel A for retaining water, suchas a pail, in

which I place the wringer, which is operated therein. Y

The wringer comprises, broadly, the vessel A; a-hin ge a, suitablyanchored at the exterior of the vessel, near the lower part thereof; afoot-lever B, attached to the hinge a; a footstep C at the exterior ofthe vessel A, at the bottom thereof, opposite the side at which thefoot-leverB is situated; a base-board D in the vessel; apresser-board E,hinged to the baseboard D; a squeeze-roll G, mounted on the base-board D5 a spring (or springs) H, seated on the base-board D and exerting itspressure against the presser-board E and the squeezeroll G, and a linkI, connecting the foot-lever Band the presser-board E to.draw said boardaway from said roll in order to insert a mop between them. Thefoot-lever and the footstep may be detachable. l A suitable base maysupport the vessel, if desired, to which the footlever and the foot-stepmay be connected.

S peciflcally, the foot-lever B is so hinged as to permit of movementonly upwardly and 6o downwardly, and it has a't the upper side thereof astaple hor an eyebolt, to which the link I, such as a' wire rod or achain, is connected. The foot-step C is preferably composed of bent Wireof U shape and having upright prongs pointed and driven into the wall ofthe vessel A and further secured by staples e. The boards D and E arepreferably bifurcated at their ends by which they are connectedtogether, so that the board D'has two legs m and the boa-rd 7o E has twosimilar legs n, and hinges b are attached to the legs m and fn, therebyconnecting the two boards D and E. A pair of counterpart frames F areattached rigidly to the sides of the board D, near the end thereofopposite its hinged end, the frames rising somewhat above the upper sideof their supportingboard. The squeeZe-roll G may be composed of anysuitable material, such as wood 0r metal or rubber or having a rubbercover, and it'is 8o rotatively journaled in the frames F, extendingacross above the base-board D, parallel to the upper face thereof. Theboard E is normally pressed by the spring H against the roll G, whichlimits its movement upwardly. The upper end of the board E is preferablycut away at its edges, so as to provide a projecting integral leverf forthe' board E proper, and this lever has a staple i at the under sidathereof or yan eyebolt, to which the link I is 9o connected. Anysuitable number of coiled springs H may be employed, and obviously I mayemploy springs having other forms. Usually a screw d or boltV isinserted in the wall of the vessel A and in` the boardD to '9 5 moresecurely hold the board in the vessel, or a suitable lug may besubstituted therefor, so that the bottom of the upper end of the boardDshall rest against the upper edge of the vessel and the end having thehinges rest roo upon the bottom of the vessel, at or near the oppositewall thereof, the board being slanting. The vessel obviousl y may have asuitable bail or handles.

In operation when it is desired to wring a mop the operator may placeone of his feet upon the foot-step C and the other one upon thefoot-lever B, forcing the same down, and thereby causing the link I topull the presserboard E away from the roll G, when the mop may be placedupon the board E below the roll. Then if the lever B be released thespring H will cause the mop to be squeezed between the board E and theroll G, and if now the mop be drawn upwardly upon the board E from underthe roll G the water will be thoroughly removed from the mop and rundown the board into the vessel A, from which it may be removed whenconvenient.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A mop-wringer including avessel, apair of hinged boards, asqueeze-roll supported by one of the hinged boards and normally incontact with the farther face of the opposing hinged board, a springseated upon one of the boards and normally forcing the other boardagainst the squeeze-roll, a foot-lever hinged to the vessel, and a linkconnecting the footlever with the hinged board that is forced againstthe squeeze-roll.

2. A mop-wringer comprising a vessel, a base-board slanting in thevessel, a pair of frames attached to the base-board, a squeezerollmounted in the frames, a presser-board hinged to Ithe base-board andworking between the base-board and the squeeze-roll, a spring normallyforcing the presser-board from the base-board against the squeeze-roll,a foot-lever hinged to the vessel, and a link connecting the foot-leverwith the presserboard, whereby the foot-lever may be normally supportedby the presser-board and the presser-board be operated against the sprngpressure by the foot-lever.

3. In a mop-wringer, a base-board, a presser-board hinged at one endthereof to one end of the base-board, a pair of frames attached to thebase-board, a squeeze-roll mounted in the frames at the upper side ofthe presserboard, and a spring compressed between the base-board and thepresser-board, all combined substantially as set forth.

4. In a mop-wringer, the combination of a rotative squeeze-roll having afixed axis, a pivoted board adjacent to said roll, a spring normallypressing the free end of said board against said roll, a pivotedfoot-lever, a link connecting the free end of the foot-lever with thefree end of said board, a vessel to receive the water that may flow fromsaid board, and frames supporting said roll.

5. In a mop-wringer, the combination of a vessel, a pair of frameshaving journal-bearings, a squeeze-roll mounted in said bearin gs, amovable presser-board situated in contact with said vroll, a springnormally producing forcible contact of said board and said roll, afoot-lever, and a link connecting the foot-lever with said board,whereby said board may be withdrawn from said roll to insert a mopbetween the board and the roll.

6. In a mop-wringer, the combination of the vessel, the wringercomprising a base attached to the vessel and resting on the bottomthereof, a presser hinged to the base and having a free upper end,frames attached to the base, a squeeze-roll mounted in the frames andextending across the presser, a spring normally forcing the presser'against the squeeze-roll whereby to force the water from a mop, apivoted foot-lever, a link connecting the foot-le ver with the free endof the presser whereby to force the presser away from the squeezeroll toinsert a mop, and a foot-step whereby to holdt'down the vessel and saidwringerwhen withdrawing a mop under pressure.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ASA II. ALLISON.

Witnesses:

HARRY D. PIERSON, E. T. SILvIUs.

